Gallup-McKinley County

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Population: 21,000 (1999 City Estimate)
Altitude: 6,515 feet above sea level
McKinley County Gross Receipts: FY98 $652,998,050
Gallup Retail Gross Receipts FY98 $396,300,557
Telephone Access lines: 8,925 (June 1996)
Electric Meters: 9,744 (1999)
Water Meters: 5,755 (1999)
Natural Gas Active Meters: 8,525 (1999)
McKinley County Total Vehicle Registrations: 59,537 (1999)
Churches: 40 representing 31 denominations
Schools: 33 public schools
2 parochial schools
UNM-Gallup
Western New Mexico University
McKinley County Assessed Value: $562,517,695 net taxable value 1998
Newspapers: one daily with circulation at 15,600
Hotels/Motels: 52
Restaurants: 96
RV Parks: 2
Museums: 4
Movie Theaters: 8 screens
Golf Courses: 1
Tennis Courts: 8
Public Parks: 23
Hospitals: 2
Public Swimming Pools: 1
Playground of Dreams: 1